Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 249 | 161 | 104 | 102 | 80 | 75 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 61 | 100 | 91 | 135 | 100 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 118 | 141 | 135 | 155 | 147 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.76m | 1:05PM1.88m | 1:27AM1.82m | 2:00PM1.99m | 2:22AM1.88m | 2:56PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.28m | 6:44AM0.19m | 7:17PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.12m | 8:15PM0.17m | 8:33AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 303 | 249 | 161 | 104 | 102 | 75 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 61 | 100 | 89 | 83 | 100 | 94 | 48 | 45 | 118 | 141 | 135 | 155 | 147 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 72 | 41 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 75 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 59 | 96 | 91 | 135 | 86 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 18 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 3 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 55 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 25 | 54 | 21 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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